Gemini Api Dev
Use this skill when building applications with Gemini models, Gemini API, working with multimodal content (text, images, audio, video)…
- Type
- Skill
- Repository
- google-gemini/gemini-skills
- GitHub stars
- 4.2k
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repo last updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- Source file
- README.md
What Gemini Api Dev is
Gemini Api Dev is a skill published in the google-gemini/gemini-skills repository on GitHub, which has about 4.2k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Skills for the Gemini API, SDK and model/agent interactions”
A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file: frontmatter with a name and a description, followed by instructions Claude follows. Claude loads a skill automatically when a task matches its description, and you can also run it directly with a slash and its name.
Skills work in Claude Code and in Claude Cowork, which makes Gemini Api Dev a portable way to give Claude the same method everywhere.
How to install Gemini Api Dev
Claude Code
- Download the gemini-api-dev folder from the repository.
- Save it as ~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md for all projects, or .claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md for one project.
- Claude loads it automatically when a task matches; you can also run it with / and its name.
Claude Cowork
- Zip the skill folder so SKILL.md sits at the top level of the folder.
- Open Customize → Skills, click +, then upload the ZIP.
- Start a task that matches the description, or call it by name with /.
New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.
Inside the source file
An excerpt from README.md, shared under the repository's Apache-2.0 license. Read the full file on GitHub.
A library of skills for the Gemini API, SDK and model interactions.
About
LLMs have fixed knowledge, being trained at a specific point in time. Software dev is fast paced and changes often, where new libraries are launched every day and best practices evolve quickly.
This leaves a knowledge gap that language models can't solve on their own. For example, models don't know about themselves when they're trained, and they aren't necessarily aware of subtle changes in best practices (like thought circulation) or SDK changes.
Skills are a lightweight technique for adding relevant context to your agents. This repo contains skills related to building apps powered by the Gemini API.
Performance
Our evaluations found that adding this skill improved an agent's ability to generate correct API code following best practices to 87% with Gemini 3 Flash and 96% with Gemini 3.1 Pro. For more details, see our blog post: Closing the knowledge gap with agent skills.
Skills in this repo
> [!IMPORTANT] > The vertex-ai-api-dev skill has moved to > skills/cloud/gemini-api.
Installation
You can install these skills across your preferred AI coding assistants and package managers:
Using Vercel skills CLI
# Interactively browse and install skills.
npx skills add google-gemini/gemini-skills --list
# Install a specific skill (e.g., gemini-api-dev).
npx skills add google-gemini/gemini-skills --skill gemini-api-devUsing Context7 skills CLI
# Interactively browse and install skills.
npx ctx7 skills install /google-gemini/gemini-skills
# Install a specific skill (e.g., gemini-api-dev).
npx ctx7 skills install /google-gemini/gemini-skills gemini-api-devAntigravity
The Gemini skills come bundled with Antigravity, find them under ⚙️ → Customizations → Build with Google Plugins.
Or install through the AGY CLI:
# Install it directly
agy plugin install https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skillsClaude Code
# Register the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add google-gemini/gemini-skills
# Install the plugin
/plugin install gemini-skills@gemini-skillsCursor
Install directly from the Cursor plugin directory or via the editor command:
/add-plugin google-gemini/gemini-skillsOpenAI Codex
# Add the marketplace source
codex plugin marketplace add https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills
# Install the plugin
codex plugin add gemini-skills@gemini-skillsMore info
You can find additional information about setting up your coding assistant with Gemini API MCP and Skills in the docs.
Disclaimer
This is not an officially supported Google product. This project is not eligible for the Google Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program.
Before you install
- Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
- Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
- Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
- Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
- Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.
FAQ
What is Gemini Api Dev?
Gemini Api Dev is a skill for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the google-gemini/gemini-skills repository on GitHub. Use this skill when building applications with Gemini models, Gemini API, working with multimodal content (text, images, audio, video)…
How do I install Gemini Api Dev in Claude Code?
Download the gemini-api-dev folder from the repository. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md for all projects, or .claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md for one project. Claude loads it automatically when a task matches; you can also run it with / and its name.
Can I use Gemini Api Dev in Claude Cowork?
Zip the skill folder so SKILL.md sits at the top level of the folder. Open Customize → Skills, click +, then upload the ZIP. Start a task that matches the description, or call it by name with /.
Is Gemini Api Dev safe to install?
It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.
Similar resources
- Flow Define --- Skill · nyldn/claude-octopus
- Assets Copy Copy assets at given paths and store them at new paths. Refreshes the AssetDatabase at the end. Use 'assets-find' to locate the source… Skill · IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP
- App Store Changelog Create user-facing App Store release notes by collecting and summarizing all user-impacting changes since the last git tag (or a specified… Skill · Dimillian/Skills
- Quickdesign Use the `quickdesign` CLI to generate AI media — UGC promo videos, image edits, product creatives, video upscales — through Seedance, Kling, Sora2, Nano Banana, and GPT Image. Invoke this skill whenever the user asks for a talking-avatar video, multi-segment ad / promo / explainer, image edit (object swap, angle change, state change), product photoshoot, or video upscale via QuickDesign. Skill · anthropics/claude-plugins-community
- Code Coverage with gcov Add gcov code coverage instrumentation to C/C++ projects Skill · gadievron/raptor
- Remotion Best Practices Best practices for Remotion - Video creation in React Skill · remotion-dev/skills
- Agent Experience Audit the developer experience of a product, SDK, docs site, or SKILL.md by dropping multiple Claude subagents at it with only a tiny task… Skill · browserbase/skills
- Swiftui Pro Comprehensively reviews SwiftUI code for best practices on modern APIs, maintainability, and performance. Use when reading, writing, or… Skill · twostraws/SwiftUI-Agent-Skill